Government News & Updates

Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Former KPCC general secretary M.J. Job joins BJP

He had quit the party over its decision to support former CPI(M) leader G. Sudhakaran in the Ambalapuzha constituency

FIR against ‘Mohammad’ Deepak: Uttarakhand High Court seeks status report

The High Court also asked the police to clarify why no case had been registered based on Mr. Deepak’s complaint against individuals who were clearly identifiable in the video recordings.

Kerala Assembly polls 2026: Thin margins set stage for tight race in Thiruvambady

Kerala Assembly Elections 2026: Congress announces first list of 55 candidates, yet to take a call on MPs wishing to contest

K.C. Venugopal says party will take a decision on MPs' desire to contest later. Party has not yet named candidates for Kannur and Konni for which MPs K. Sudhakaran and Adoor Prakash respectively raise...

Indian Navy joins U.S.-led drill ‘Sea Dragon’ in Guam

The exercise brings together forces from Australia, Japan and New Zealand, aimed at enhancing coordination and combat readiness in undersea warfare

Switching to electric power has saved Railways ₹6,000 crore: Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha

Responding to a debate on demands for grants of the Railway Ministry, he also said that the national transporter has become the second largest cargo carrier in the world.

Kerala Assembly polls 2026: P.J. Joseph retires from electoral politics, hands over baton to son

Apu John Joseph will contest from Thodupuzha in the upcoming Assembly elections

Renault relaunches Duster, bets on hybrids to drive India comeback

Assam’s dramatis personae: Himanta, Gaurav, ‘Miyas’ and also development

The BJP’s pet narrative of protecting Assam from the ‘infiltrators’, and the personal rivalry between Himanta Biswa Sarma and Gaurav Gogoi are likely to dominate Assam’s first single-phase Assembly po...

JD(U) leader K.C. Tyagi quits party

The former Rajya Sabha member says ideological commitments remain unchanged; likely to join another party active in Uttar Pradesh

Union Govt writes to States, UTs for speedily approving pending, new gas pipeline projects

This forms part of the government’s objective to push for piped natural gas as it seeks to ease pressure on LPG

India salutes maritime heroes for safeguarding critical energy supplies

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal commends the courage of Indian seafarers aboard LPG carriers Shivalik and Nanda Devi, which safely navigated the strategically sensitive Strait of Hormuz amid heighte...

NIA probes wider network after arrest of U.S., Ukrainian nationals

NIA examining digital footprints of accused; in social media post, accused U.S. citizen allegedly claims to run covert operations against authoritarian regimes; Ukraine Embassy seeks consular access t...

Day after NDA’s clean sweep in Bihar, Congress MLA says skipped RS poll on State party’s chief’s advice; Rajesh Ram denies claim

The Mahagathbandhan joint candidate, Amarendra Dhari Singh, lost the biennial election to the Upper House of Parliament after four MLAs from the Opposition alliance refrained from voting on March 16

Audi launches SQ8 for ₹1.77 crore

Why heirs of dead depositors can’t be told about unclaimed funds, SC asks govt.

The court was hearing a petition filed to ensure that information on money held by investors and depositors in dormant or inoperative accounts be made publicly available on a centralised platform

₹60,000 crore subsidy, Amrit Bharat trains boost affordable rail travel: Vaishnaw

Railway Minister says at present, 133 Amrit Bharat trains are at various stages of manufacturing, with services already introduced in States such as West Bengal, Assam, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

UGC-like funding mechanism to be adopted under Shiksha Adhishthan: Education Ministry

The VBSA Bill was intended to split grants-disbursal from regulation to avoid conflicts of interest; Opposition MPs on Joint Committee raise concerns about increasing centralisation, future funding of...

Congress, Rahul Gandhi endorsing ‘anti-India’ report, claims BJP

The report by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) undermines India’s image as it sought sanctions on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Research & Analysis Wing ...

Opposition’s protest against new rural jobs Act is a failure: Shivraj Singh Chouhan

Defending the VB-G RAM G Act, the Rural Development Minister says it is an upgraded framework for rural employment, and the new structure provided stronger safeguards for workers while improving produ...